本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5marks)

Directions In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Example

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A．Wednesday． B．Thursday． C．Friday．

The answer is B．

Conversation 1

1．Who is the man?

A．Tom’s doctor. B．Tom’s boss. C．Kate’s doctor.

2．Who is ill?

A．Kate. B．David Morison. C．Tom.

Conversation 2

3．How much of a discount does the man ask for?

A．5%. B．10%. C．15%.

4．Why does the woman hesitate to cut the price down?

A．Because it is beyond her power.

B．Because the printer can work very well.

C．Because the manager doesn’t permit such a bargain.

Conversation 3

5．When will the two speakers have tea together?

A．Tomorrow. B．This weekend. C．Next weekend.

6．What will the woman tell the man about when they have tea together?

A．What to eat with tea. B．Where to buy tea. C．How to make tea.

Conversation 4

7．When did the woman see a doctor?

A．Last week. B．The day before yesterday. C．Yesterday.

8．Which is NOT the symptom of sub-health according to the man?

A．Being hot-tempered. B．Not wanting to eat. C．Feeling tired.

9．What does the man suggest the woman do in the end?

A．Take a trip. B．Do more exercise. C．Reduce the workload.

Conversation 5

10．What is the man worried about?

A．His children’s friends. B．His children’s behaviors. C．His children’s health.

11．What do we know about the man’s children.

A．They do their schoolwork till midnight.

B．They are interested in computer games.

C．They feel bored about pop music.

12．How many children does the woman have?

A．2. B．3. C．4.

Conversation 6

13．According to the man, what did he do before watching TV?

A．He had his supper. B．He washed his hands. C．He took a shower.

14．What place did the man go to last night indeed?

A．A friend’s home. B．A restaurant. C．James Street.

15．What does the man try to do in the conversation?

A．To hide the truth. B．To prove the truth. C．To find out the truth.

Section B （7.5marks）

Directions In this section, you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．

You will hear the short passage TWICE．

Part ⅡLanguage Knowledge(45marke)

Section A (15marks)

Directions For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．

Example

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert．

A．covering B．covered C．cover D．to cover

The answer is A．

21．The old man still works hard to earn his living. He has four rich sons, .

A．although B．though C．as well D．since

22．Suddenly an idea flashed into her mind and she wanted to put it down immediately, but she couldn’t find any paper .

A．writing on B．to write C．written D．to write on

23．Some young people these days just go out of the Internet bars into the real world.

A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．won’t D．needn’t

24．—It’s many years since I saw you last; I you at all.

—I wouldn’t have, either, if someone you by the name.

A．didn’t recognize; hadn’t called. B．didn’t recognize; didn’t call

C．haven’t recognized; didn’t call D．recognized; had called

25．Is it he or you in charge of the job and supposed to complete it in time?

A．who is B．that is C．who are D．whom are

26．—I’ll ask the teacher about the attributive clause. I’m very puzzled about it.

—That’s just most of our classmates have doubt.

A．what B．why C．where D．how

27．—My mum is not in Beijing now. She has gone to Paris.

—Oh, can you tell me when she ?

A．is leaving B．would leave C．has left D．left

28． you are familiar with the author’s ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as possible.

A．Now that B．Ever since C．In case D．As long as

29．I never saw him, I can remember, reading anything but newspapers.

A．as far as B．as soon as C．unless D．until

30．When I was at college, I three foreign languages, but I all except a few words of each.

A．spoke; had forgotten B．spoke; have forgotten

C．had spoken; had forgotten D．has spoken; have forgotten

31．The project is based on an agreement, one of purposes is to ensure that the project can be accomplished before the deadline.

A．whose B．which C．that D．what

32．Most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention to keeping them.

A．paying B．to pay C．paid D．having paid

33．In the past few years thousands of films all over the world.

A．have produced B．have been produced

C．had been produced D．were being produced

34．—He ought to have been warned of the danger.

— , but he wouldn’t listen to me.

A．Yes, he ought to B．So he did

C．So it was with him D．So he was

35．Children to difficult situations are better at handling those tasks.

A．exposing; challenging B．exposed; challenged

C．exposed; challenging D．exposing; challenged

Section B(18marks)

Directions For each bland in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

In America, teens liked to be the apples of their parents’ eyes. However, as a teenager, I felt I was always letting people 36 . I was rebellious （叛逆的）outside, but I wanted to be liked inside.

Once upon a time. I left home to travel by bike to California with my 37 , Penelope and we often played together. The trip was difficult, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. This situation 38 kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was 39 , not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was staying with us, was 40 my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be 41 if I weren’t in. I told what I thought to my mom angrily, and she smiled and explained that though Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could replace me. I 42 , “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful qualities, but I was the only person who could fill my role. Hearing mother’s words, I felt a huge 43 off my mind, And this really made me realize that even with my 44 -and there were many-I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

Later on I became a searcher, wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique, My view of myself was 45 . I started to resist pressure to act in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I delighted by who I really was. Since then I never envy Penelope, and our 46 has become closer than ever.

Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So do not 47 being replaced. You can’t be replaced.

36．A．proud B．surprised C．happy D．disappointed

37．A．mother B．teacher C．friend D．tutor

38．A．in common B．in contrast C．in particular D．in total

39．A．hungry B．different C．ordinary D．especial

40．A．wearing B．dressing C．buying D．throwing

41．A．known B．caught C．hated D．missed

42．A．pointed at B．pointed out C．pointed up D．pointed to

43．A．hope B．patience C．memory D．stone

44．A．points B．faults C．benefits D．treasures

45．A．changing B．doing C．coming D．forming

46．A．movement B．difference C．friendship D．communication

47．A．talk about B．argue about C．worry about D．forget about

Section C (12marks)

Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the word that best fits the context．

A donation thank-you letter not only shows your good manners, 48. can help deepen you ties. Also, the other person will feel that 49. acknowledge his or her contribution, however small.

When you are writing 50. donation thank-you letter, you should use the name of the donor in your thank-you letter for the donation reccived, instead of just using a basic greeting. You51. thank the person sincerely for their support and how useful it proved to you. You need to tell the person all the good things 52. their donation helped you achieve. You need to be specific as to when, how and on whom or for what the donation was used. The tone of the letter should be personal, as 53. you were speaking to the donor face to face.

You should send the letter no more than 48 hours 54. receiving the donaton. If you cannot send the thank-you letter in two days, then it should be sent over no more than a week. The sooner you send it, the 55. .

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the

one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

A

Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H. A. W. Tabor and his wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as “Baby Doe”. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West.

Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. Then he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.” he said.

As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco.It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or“grub”, while they loo